In the morning Gaara woke up and stretched, or at least attempted to. Lying on his arm Sarrina was still sound asleep. He smiled and ran his fingers through her hair.
Sarrina tiredly opened her eyes with a small smile. "Good morning, Gaara. Did you sleep well?" she asked re-closing her eyes at the feeling of his gentle caressing of her hair.
Gaara grinned, "I slept just fine, how about you, dearest?" he leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"Very well. I'm a bit sore, but I don't mind it." Sarrina answered with a yawn and a kiss on Gaara's cheek.
Gaara smiled softly and rubbed her cheek with his thumb, "I'm sorry for the pain I caused you. If you need any of my help today, just ask."
"Thank you." Sarrina smiled, sitting up despite wanting to go back to sleep. Her father would be here in a few minutes to have morning training. "I should get dressed and ready. So should you."
Gaara chuckled, "Yes, yes, I know." He took his robe and slipped it on, glad he'd remembered to put on his pants the night before. He slipped out of bed, a bit sore since it HAD been a roof they'd done it on, but it was worth it. He knew it was worth it as he touched the mark on his neck this robe thankfully hid. He smiled at Sarrina, "Wear things that'll hide that until it's fully healed," he cautioned.
Sarrina nodded as she too stood from the bed. She wobbled a bit, but managed to walk to her dresser. As she searched through her clothes for something to wear, Sarrina hummed random tone. Deciding on a high neck, sleeveless shirt and black training pants, the wolf turned to go into her bathroom. "I'll be out in a minute or two so you can you the bathroom as well to show and whatnot."
"Alright," Gaara nodded and went out, travelling to the room he knew was his thanks to Rosemary, and slipped inside. He found his bag and put on a new outfit so not to seem suspicious and then walked back out, following his nose to the kitchen, "Smells amazing in here.
Rosemary looked over at the red haired Kazakage from her, what Kei called, "guard tower" in front of the oven where bisects were being baked. "Thank you, and good morning Gaara-san. Did you sleep well?"
Gaara blushed, "Yes, I did." He glanced around noticing no one else was around and sat in a chair, "You look like my older sister with that look. It seems mothers and…experienced women just…know, right?" he shifted, "I thought if I got caught I'd cease to exist for being with Sarrina."
"Oh no, not when caught by me young one. Unlike my husband, I remember that we had...bonded before our marriage. He only wants the best for Sarrina, and any of his children for that matter." Rosemary giggled lightly, placing a reassuring hand on Gaara's shoulder. "All I ask is for you to look after her. She has had a hard life here and so far, besides you, she only have Kerica as a friend. To be honest when she first started to tell me about you, I thought you were a small animal that she befriended."
Gaara laughed, "Yes, I can see where many would get that misconception. I was a little animal to many, actually, so it doesn't bother me anymore since I've gotten some...enlightenment thanks to a few...friends I made a while back." He shook his head, "sorry for my hesitation, it is still hard to imagine that now after several years of my life I have people I can call friend and know it's true."
Gaara leaned back, "Sarrina was my first friend, since for the longest time my siblings were even afraid of me. I didn't know what it meant back then, when somehow my mark appeared on her," he rubbed his love symbol, "but now I realize she was supposed to be mine, be the one when everything else went wrong I knew somewhere I had a friend just like me. That's what kept me alive all this time, honestly," he murmured as he confessed a long hidden secret.
The Uchiha mother smiled kindly at her daughter's chosen mate. "Then I am glad that my little Sarrina met you. To be honest I worried that she may never find her life pair. Now my worries have been put to rest and I know that my little one is safe in someone's heart."
"She is always there," Gaara answered honestly, "I will always protect her. I don't know when or how but I hope one day I can even have her permanently by my side." The thought of marriage crossed his mind often, especially when he heard talk around Suna that he should get a wife eventually. It had always been a rather…interesting topic.
"And I too hope to see the both of you married. I can just picture my grandchildren running around now." Rose sighed contently as she day dreamed about her future grandchildren. "I'm just going to spoil them silly!"
Sarrina slipped into the kitchen a bit confused by her mother's furious giggling and mini-happy dances. "Nani...?" she murmured to herself as she slipped into the chair next to Gaara.
Gaara laughed and twirled a lock of Sarrina's hair in his hand, "I'm sure you will, Rosemary, I look forward to it." He heard more footsteps and winked at Sarrina before her father walked in, Kei and Kimi shortly after him.
Haroki walked up to his wife and greeted her with a kiss. "Good morning, my Rose." He then turned to the Kage and his youngest. "Good morning to you two."
"Okay, squirt, can I have my seat back?" Kei yawned, poking at Sarrina.
"Kei, your seat is over here." Rose chuckled, guiding her still half asleep son to his chair.
Kimi giggled at how "awake" her older brother was. "So what's for breakfast?"
"Biscuits and jam, and or honey oatmeal." the mother answered as she took the biscuits from the oven.
Gaara nearly drooled at the smell of the biscuits but composed himself and smiled slightly, "Good morning, Haroki, Kei, Kimi." He watched as Rose busied herself with the oatmeal next.
Kei breathed deep, "Dude, that smells great mom!" He had no qualms about drooling over the biscuits though.
Kimi rolled her eyes and nudged Kei before handing him a napkin. "Really, Kei? We have a guest here."
Sarrina giggled along with her mother at Kei's actions while Haroki shook his head with a smile. Where did he get such a laid back attitude? Easy, Rosemary. Now Kimi on the other hand took after himself with the proper and respectful outlook on life. Sarrina, well, Sarrina was the odd ball with her in between moods and how she handled a demon within her.
"Thank you, Kei. Now try to leave some food for everyone." Rose teased as she added the honey to the oatmeal.
"I will!" Kei pouted and folded his arms over his chest.
Gaara chuckled, "I always have to tell my sister the same thing. She eats like there's no tomorrow but she's still skinny."
"Maybe it's just because she has a high metabolism." Kimi suggested with a shrug.
"Well no matter, I made enough for everyone to have at least seconds. Now eat up before it gets cold!" Rose lightly ordered, placing the large bowl of oatmeal on the table and sitting down.
In the past Rose had tried to give each family member a plate or a bowl of their own, but she soon gave up on it when she was pregnant with Kimi and she had to get up and down, refilling her son's seemingly never full stomach. Now it's you have a plate or a bowl and you serve yourself.
"Gaara-kun, do you want some oatmeal?" she asked as she took the bowl in front of the sand master to fill in case he did want oatmeal.
Gaara smiled, "Yes, I would love some of your oatmeal, Rosemary," He reached for his own biscuits though since they were right in front of him and put two on his plate. He let Rose pour a generous amount and got his spoon, starting on his breakfast, "This is fabulous, Rosemary!"
"Well if it looks good then you should try eating it," the Uchiha mother laughed lightly as she watched her family begin to get their own food.
"Mama this is great!" Sarrina cheered.
"Hai!" Kimi agreed, dipping a bit of biscuit into the oatmeal and eating the combo.
"Agreed," Haroki joined in taking a bite of his oatmeal.